WASHINGTON — Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) claimed Monday at a high school solar eclipse event that the rocky moon is a “planet” that is “predominantly made up of gas.” and surprised the attendees. To “take the lead” to learn how to live there.
The former top Democrat on the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee blundered through an elementary fact about the moon while speaking at a rally at Houston’s Booker T. Washington High School.
“You’ve probably heard the term ‘full moon.’ Sometimes you just need a chance to go outside and see a full moon. A full moon is made up mostly of gas,” said the 74-year-old. ‘s Jackson Lee told a group of teenage students gathered on the playground in front of the unusual celestial object. event.
“So the question is why or how could we humans live on the moon? Is there a gas that would allow such a thing?” the congressman said.
“The sun is a very powerful source of heat, but it’s almost impossible to get close to it. The moon is easier to handle.”
Jackson Lee also made a series of other controversial statements, including saying that the moon emits a “unique light and energy” as it reflects the sun’s light, and incorrectly stating the scientific reason for solar eclipses. went.
“At night there is the energy of the moon,” she told the children.
She said the eclipse occurred because the Earth was unusually close to the moon, but in reality the eclipse was the result of an alignment of the sun and moon.
“I don’t think we’ve been to the moon in the last 50 years. So we’re going to land on the moon. What you’re going to see today is the closest the moon has come in the last 20 years. So the light is blocked because it’s getting closer to Earth,” she said of the eclipse alignment.
“I don’t know about you, but I want to know how to live on the moon and be at the front of the line to be able to survive on the moon.” Jackson Lee added. “It’s another planet we’ll be seeing soon.”
Jackson Lee has a notoriously high turnover rate in Washington, D.C., due to his unusual and abusive demands on his staff.
In a statement to the Post on Tuesday, she admitted she was wrong to describe the moon, which has virtually no atmosphere, to schoolchildren as consisting mostly of gas.
“Obviously I misspoke and meant to say the sun, but as usual Republicans focus on stupid things instead of what really matters. But what can I say, stupid thinkers are stupid I want that!” she said of Republicans who were quick to criticize her apparent gaffe.
“Like President Joe Biden, we should focus on issues like prenatal care, building more affordable housing, and further reducing student loan debt,” Jackson Lee said. “Also, I’m more concerned about my children, who would not have experienced the eclipse with such enthusiasm. And I would rather not engage in this kind of pointless dialogue. We care about protecting the rights of women and children!”
Jackson Lee hasn’t removed it from Page X her own footage Providing wrong education to local students.
This video has since gone viral I cut it out and reposted it By Houston area radio host Kenny Webster.
“As a local Houston talk radio personality, she provides us with endless content. She is better than satire,” Webster told the Post.
